Bottle-closure.



W. WILSON.

BOTTLE CLOSURE.

APPLICATION FILED JANJH, 1013.

1,066,872,, Patented July 8,1913.

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UNITED S'IATE SI ATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM WILSON, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

BOTTLE-CLOSURE.

Application filed January 18, 1913.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, W'JLLIAM: Wilson, acitizen of the United States, residing at Oakland, in the county ofAlameda and State of California, have invented certain .ncw and usefulImprovements in Bottle- (llosures, of which the following is a specitication.

This invention relates to bottles, and the principal object of theinvention is to pro vide a bottle having an improved type of closure,which closure serves the purpose of preventing the bottle from beingrefilled without the refilling being indicated.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the closure that adissolvable ma terial may he placed in the closure. This substance isdissolved when attempting to refill the bottle and will spoil the liquidbeing forced into the bottle.

ith these and other objects in view this invention consists of certainnovel combinations, constructions, and arrangements ot' parts as will behereinafter fully described and claimed.

in the acconqmnying drawing:-l+igure 1 is a side elevation of a bottleprovided with the improved type of closure. Fig. 2 is a verticalsectional View through the closure and the upper portion of the neck ofthe bottle. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view through the bottleneck.

The bottle 10 which is shown in Fig. 1 may be of any size and shapedesired and ot any material, but it is preferably formed of glass. Thisbottle is provided with a neck 11 having the bead 12 at. its upper edgeand is provided intermediate its height with a block 13 having openingsl t and 15, formed in the side portions thereof. This block is providedwith the optmings 1t and 15 to permit the liquid in the bottle to [lowout through one of the ('lpenings while the air passes into the bottlethrough the remaining one. The block is also provided with a centrallythreaded opening it) through which a threaded stem 17 passes toadjustably connect the closure with the block. A pin .18 is passedthrough the inner end portion of the stem 17 to prevent the stem frombeing entirely removed from the bottle.

A disk 19 of any suitable material is i)laced upon the outer end portionoi the stem 17 and is held in place by having a head .20 termed upon theouter end portion Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 8,] 913.

Serial No. 742,970.

of the stem. It should be noted that the portion of the stem whichpasses through the disk is reduced, thus forming a shoulder whichprevents longitudinal movement of the disk in one direction. The outeredge portion of the disk is reduced to 'torm a seat in which a gasket 21of cork or other suit able material is placed, and From an inspection ofFig. 2 it will be seen that when the stem 17 is rotated in the properdirection that this gasket will be brought into engagement with theupper edge ot the bottle, thus causing the bottle to be tightly sealed.A. cap 22 incloses the disk 19 and is crimpcd intermediate its height toform an inwardly extending head 93 which engages the edge of the disk,thus preventing the cap from working loose. The upper portion of thiscap is spaced from the disk to provide a housing 24- in which adissolvable substance 95 may be placed. This substance is ot such acharacter that when dissolved by the liquid with which it is attermitedto till the bottle it:- will cause the liquid to be discolored or give adisagreeable taste. Openings 26 are provided to permit the liquid to[low into the mmpartment 2-1 and dis solve the substance 25.

\Vhen in use the bottle 10 is first filled with any desired liquid suchas wine, and the block 13 through which the stem 17 passes is theninserted in the neck and held in place by any suitable means such as't'using. The cap is then turned to cause the stem to pass into the neckand bring the gasket 21 into engagement with the top ot the bottle neck.This will cause the bottle to be tightly sealed and will prevent thecontents of the bottle from being wasted and tron; losing its strength."When it is desired to remove the liquid from the bottle the closure isturned to assume the position shown in Fig. 2 and the liquid can llowout through one ot the openings 1-lor 15 and through the space betweenthe bead l2 and the cap 22. After this bottle has been emptied the onlyway that it can be refilled is to place the empty bottle in a receptacletilled with wine or other liquid and to allow the liquid to flow intothe bottle, and thus drive the air out. \Vhen the bottle is being tilledin this manner the liquid will also tiow through the openings 2t? intothe compartment 2] where it will dissolve the sulr stance 25 and causeit to spoil the liquid in the receptacle into which the bottle has beenbead engaging the edges of said disk and having its outer end portionspositioned in spaced relation to said disk to form a compartment andbeing also provided with openings communicating with said compartment,and a dissolvable substance in said compartment.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature 'in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM WILSON.

WVitnesses:

W. A. STUReEoN, W. A. STocK.

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